Chapter 57: The Scene

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However, in order to watch the sunrise, they came out too early, and the temperature was probably only fourteen or fifteen degrees, so they still wore long pants and a jacket over their T-shirts.

At noon, they finally felt the warmth of spring, took off their coats, relaxed and ran on the beach in the warm sunshine.

The white clouds are floating in the blue sky, the waves are surging in the blue sea, the sea and the sky are wide, the sun is shining, the body and mind that have been suppressed by the cold winter are stretched out at once, and the fatigue caused by the plane is swept away.

Then it's time to visit the famous Hollywood, visit Universal Studios, and see the Walk of Fame.

Then I went to Beverly Hills to see luxury villas and visit Rodeo Drive.

Taking advantage of Qin Li and Ye Yufei's crazy shopping, Lu Guoqing and Lu Xiaofeng, father and son, also went to the Staples Center to visit, but unfortunately the Lakers and Clippers both went to play away games, so they could only take a photo in front of the statue of "Magic" Johnson.

It wasn't until Feb. 7 that the group of five left for Atlanta, where this year's All-Star Game was held.

Atlanta is much colder than Los Angeles, and it's back to winter.

The Atlanta Eagles' home stadium is Phillips Arena, located near the famous Olympic Park, right next to CNN's headquarters.

The Ritz-Carlton Hotel, where Lu Xiaofeng and his entourage stayed, is not the closest to Phillips Arena, but it is the only five-star hotel in downtown Atlanta.

The hotel is located next to Atlanta's landmark, the famous 191-Peachtree-Tower, just minutes walk from the Olympic Park, diagonally across from the subway station, and surrounded by shopping malls and restaurants.

Because the highway through the city is on the east and north sides, their room is on the west side, with Peachtree Street outside the window, and they are on the 16th floor and have a view of downtown Atlanta.

The Phillips Arena is due west, which is only about ten minutes away, but for safety reasons, Xu Fangming still arranged a car for them.

The appeal of "Flying Man" is really extraordinary, even the most luxurious hotels are sold out, fortunately Xu Fangming booked the room a month in advance, otherwise he would only sleep on the streets.

Lu Xiaofeng really can't imagine how those cheap hotels are overcrowded.

They were seated in the second row on the sidelines, just across from the technical desk, where they had been playing two nights in a row.

On February 8th, after having dinner early, they arrived outside the stadium, and they saw a sea of people, and the familiar crowded scene was like arriving in China.

The entrance was filled with a crowded crowd, all in a long line to check tickets, and occasionally you could see familiar faces holding Chinese signs, looking to see Yao Ming, seeing Lu Xiaofeng and his party, and greeting them warmly.

The rookie challenge was just an appetizer, Lu Xiaofeng looked at it boringly, but Ye Yufei pointed excitedly.

"Look, Yao Ming! It's so high! ”

Yao Ming was wearing a suit, and he still looked tall and thin, completely different from the tall fat man in Lu Xiaofeng's memory.

Listening to her words, and looking at her intently, Lu Xiaofeng was a little jealous.

"It's not as handsome as me, what's there to see?"

"Humph! You are jealous! Why doesn't he play? ”

"He's selected for tomorrow's All-Star Game, and according to the rules, he can't play in the rookie game."

"What's the rule? We're here to see Yao Ming, what's so good about these people? ”

Lu Xiaofeng couldn't cry or laugh.

Arenas won the MVP of the rookie game, and Lu Xiaofeng's deepest impression of him was the three-point pull-up jump shot with one hand, and he himself was practicing and knew the difficulty.

In Lu Xiaofeng's memory, after Arenas made a three-point shot, he turned around and raised his hands to celebrate before he scored, which really interpreted confidence and domineering to the extreme. Later, the Lakers' Nick Young also imitated it once, and became a laughing stock after failure.

Kidd lived up to the hype and won the first Tricks Challenge.

Stojakovic also successfully defended his three-point contest title.

Lu Xiaofeng was also envious of their skills, and strengthened his determination to practice hard.

After Carter, it seems that the slam dunk contest has entered a bottleneck, and people are always used to comparing it with Carter, of course, they will feel that the new dunk contest is not interesting.

Carter's physical talents, bounce, strength and flexibility, in dunking, have basically reached the pinnacle of human beings, and it is almost impossible to surpass them, and in the past two years, there has been no good creativity in the dunk contest.

Richardson successfully defended his title with his strong body, and the fledgling "little bully" Stoudemire was eliminated in the first round.

Finally waited for the All-Star Game.

Whether it was forced by public opinion pressure or voluntarily, anyway, Carter still gave up his starting position in the end, allowing the long-awaited "Flyer" Jordan to make his debut.

When Yao Ming came out, there was a sound of Chinese people shouting "Yao Ming" at the scene, and Lu Xiaofeng and a few others couldn't help but shout.

Jordan's appearance finally gave people a glimpse of what the "God of Basketball" is.

The incessant shouts and screams of the fans at the scene, as well as applause, brought the first climax of this All-Star Game.

Lu Xiaofeng has always wanted to say hello to Yao Ming, but he has never had the opportunity.

Lu Xiaofeng sat opposite the technical table, but the benches were on both sides of the technical table, Yao Ming was a center, basically running in the middle of the court, and would not pass in front of their seats at all, and the noisy sound of the scene made him unable to shout from so far away.

At halftime, Mariah-Carey presented Jordan with a classic song "Hero", Jordan came to the stage to give a speech, and the applause and screams of the fans in the audience continued for a long time, and Jordan choked up.

When Jordan said, "The history of the NBA has produced so many great stars, and once Dr. J, 'Magic' Johnson and Larry Bird passed the torch to me, and now, I'm going to pass it on to the next generation of stars on the floor, to the rest of the NBA!" ”

Lu Xiaofeng noticed that the stars present were shining with tears, and he couldn't help but be moved.

Yes, Jordan is going to be history, and a new history needs to be written by a new generation.

As in memory, in the first overtime, Lu Xiaofeng came to the scene this time and watched Jordan use his trademark perfect back, the basketball crossed Marion's long arm, crossed a high arc, and passed through the Nets with a "swish"!

The Eastern Conference Stars lead by two points.

Despite repeatedly hitting iron in the game, and even the iconic dunk was dunked, Jordan still met people's expectations at the most critical moment, this is the Jordan that people are most familiar with, a sword to seal his throat!

The fans went crazy!

Screaming like crazy!

Of course, it also includes Lu Guoqing and Lu Xiaofeng's father and son.

Although I have watched the live broadcast of this game on TV, I don't know how many times I have seen the footage of this backward jumper, but at the scene witnessing this moment, Lu Xiaofeng was still moved to tears!

The charm of basketball is here.

The alternating lead of one bite and one point makes you so nervous that your hands are sweaty, and a heart "knocks" and seems to jump out, and you are expecting a miracle and a hero.

Although more often than not, disappointment comes, but it is the depression brought by the fear of disappointment, when a miracle appears, that will make you go crazy in an instant!

“MVP!” After the madness, the fans began to shout spontaneously, and more and more people participated, and soon all that was left of the stadium was a uniform shout.

Jordan is the most valuable player in their hearts forever!

Despite Kobe Bryant's extra three-point shot, and O'Neal Jr., who is also in the middle two, blocking fouls, and the whistle of the incomprehensible referee, Jordan did not play in the second overtime, but the fans were satisfied.

Although the final MVP was Garnett, who pressed Carter and scored 37 points, in the hearts of fans, the only MVP of this game was Jordan.

There's nothing better than seeing Jordan put up a stunner in the last All-Star Game!

Lu Guoqing, who was excited, finally calmed down, took the tissue handed by his wife, wiped the tears on his face, and felt that the trip was worthwhile.

Lu Xiaofeng thought: "I also want to be like him, let thousands of fans cry for me and chant 'MVP' for me!" ”

There are not a few stars present who think the same way as him, Kobe Bryant must have it, Iverson, Garnett, Carter, and Maddie should also have it.

Ye Yufei personally experienced a real superstar game on the spot, and only then did she truly appreciate the charm of basketball, it turned out that the dream pursued by Lu Xiaofeng was so exciting and so addictive.